Why al-Qaeda was and will remain a non-starter in India

Al-Qaeda in the subcontinent was announced with much fanfare back in 2014. It never got the traction it had hoped for and till date the problem for the terrorist outfit is the same.

Of late, al-Qaeda through its social media wing has been circulating videos calling for attacks on the mainland in a bid to “liberate” Kashmir. “You strike Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and automatically Kashmir will be liberated from India,” the person in one such video is seen saying.